2022 Football Roster

16 Eliel Ehimare

  • Ht/Wt 6-2 / 290
  • Exp 3L
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Katy, TX
  • High School Cinco Ranch HS
  • Prev School Cabrillo College

Biography

UNLV: A pass-rusher who is back as a Super Senior two-year returning starter along the defensive line … Name is pronounced “L-e-L EH-him-R-ay” … Named 2022 Preseason Third Team All-Mountain West by Athlon … A phenomenal student who became the first defensive player in UNLV history to be voted a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team after he was one of three Rebels named to the 2021 Academic All-District Team … Earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting in spring 2021 and is pursuing a post-graduate degree in cybersecurity … A member of the UNLV Dean’s Honor List in both spring and fall 2019 and then fall 2020 … Named to the Academic All-Mountain West Team in 2020 and ’21 and a 2019 and ‘21 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honoree.

2021: Started in nine of 12 games played … Finished with a career-high 27 total tackles, including 3.0 TFL.

2020: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in all six games, starting four … Ranked 11th on the with 12 total tackles, including 2.5 TFL … Tied for third with two sacks … Made his first UNLV start vs. UNR and posted six tackles, including five solo stops, and both of his QB sacks for a loss of 13 total yards vs. the Wolf Pack.   

2019: Redshirted season by appearing in only the season-opening victory over SUU … A midyear signee who competed in spring practice with the Rebels. 

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent two years at Cabrillo College in the Santa Cruz, CA, area … Finished freshman season in 2017 with 35 tackles (11 tackles for loss), four sacks, 44 pressures and one blocked field goal … Tallied 25 tackles (13 TFL), 7.5 sacks, 63 pressures and two blocked field goals as a sophomore in 2018. 

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Cinco Ranch HS … A two-year letterwinner for coach Don Clayton … Helped the Cougars to a bi-district championship, area title, regional championships and trip to the Texas state semifinals with an 11-4 record as a senior ... As a junior in 2015, collected 14 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble … Finished senior season in 2016 with 51 tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble. 

PERSONAL:
 Eliel Oseriahure Ehimare was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria … The son of Iguehi Glorie Ehimare … Has three siblings: older brother Jesse, younger brother Lael and younger sister Jada … Graduated magna cum laude while earning his bachelor's degree in accounting in spring 2021 and is pursuing a post-graduate degree.

EHIMARE’S DEFENSIVE STATS

YEAR    GP-GS    UT    AT    TT    TFL    SCK    INT    PBU    FF    FR     

2021        12-9       11    16     27    3-11    0.5-3    0-0        0        0    0-0    

2020         6-4        10     4     14    2.5-14 2.0-13   0-0        0        0    0-0

2019*        1-0          0     0       0    0-0        0-0      0-0        0        0    0-0

TOTAL    18-13        21   20    41   6.5-28   2.5-16 0-0        0        0    0-0

*REDSHIRT SEASON


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 62

    2019Junior

    DL
    6'1" 280 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2020Junior

    DL
    6'1" 280 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2021Senior

    DL
    6'2" 285 lbs
    62
  • 16

    2022Fifth Year

    DL
    6'2" 290 lbs
    16